Alliance of state governments seek to change Presidential election law as to fix electoral college
Election Methods articles on Democracy Chronicles
This election methods reform section will highlight alternatives to the widely used plurality voting system like approval, ranked and instant-runoff voting. See our entire section called Voting Methods Central. Also see our section on American democracy.
How to Improve the American Voting System
No improvement of any kind is possible until we have verifiable vote-counting. Public Ballot-Imaging is an easy way to make the count verifiable, and therefore legitimate. If machine balloting of any kind is used, then the machine must output a paper ballot
Election Methods Based Decision Making Tool Seeks Support
Support a collaborative decision making tool that is user-friendly and not majority-rules polling
Microsoft’s Paul Allen Investing in Internet Voting
Billionaire Paul Allen is investing in internet voting firm managing US military’s unusual system
VIDEO: Elections So Small There is Just No Need?
What happens with elections so small in population of residents that few people show interest?
Afghan Illiteracy Problem Prompts Unique Ballot Solution
Parties use black and white logos to indicate candidates to accommodate Afghan illiteracy
Tennessee Judicial Retention Election System Under Fire
Retention election method criticised for removing public from selection of Tennessee judges
Voting Systems for Ideal Majoritarian Conditions
There’s convincing evidence that successful chicken dilemma defection isn’t happening in polls, and that, therefore, polls aren’t having any chicken-dilemma problem. So, evidently, the conditions that obtain in polls are ideal majoritarian conditions.
Texas Ballot Propositions Again Making Headlines
Voters choose yes or no on wide range of Texas ballot propositions in limited direct democracy
Connecticut Could Join 9 States and Drop Electoral College
More states could drop Electoral College waiting to gain majority of states before implementation